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 working in an R&D special library
Author:Tina Jefferies
Date:Friday, 18th Jul 2003 10:14
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Category:Information Issues
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Hi
I wondered if anyone could help me. I have an interview for an information specialist job at a large pharmaceutical company in their R&D organisation's library. I particularly have a problem with interviews anyway due to really bad nerves and recently fluffed an interview for an academic library. I don't want to do this again, so I wondered if anyone had experience of working in a library like this and if so, could tell me what sort of things I should learn about to prepare myself properly...or what type of things they were asked about at the interview. I would be eternally grateful for any help in this, if only to try and allay some of my stress prior to the interview!!

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  working in an R&D special library
Hi I wondered if anyone could help me. I have an interview for an information specialist job at a large ...
Tina Jefferies 18/07/03 10:14 24769
   Re: working in an R&D special library
Hi, I applied for the job of library director at a fairly famous Biotech company in the midwest of the US. ...
Bob Koechley 24/07/03 15:16 24875
    Re: working in an R&D special library
Hmmm. Interesting tale of interviewing. A few years ago, I worked as a subcontracted technical writer at a ...
Vivienne Sales 25/07/03 16:54 24906
     Re: working in an R&D special library
A don interviews would-be students at Cambridge in a long thin room with the interviewee's chair about 20 feet from ...
Robert Warner 30/07/03 09:51 24983
    Re: working in an R&D special library
Hi Bob thanks for the insight, I'm glad I only have one interview though instead of six! Tina :-)
Tina Jefferies 24/07/03 17:27 24876
   Re: working in an R&D special library
Hi Tina, It sounds like you could benefit from some basic interview relaxation technicques also. When at the interview take ...
Emily Ann Williams 24/07/03 11:02 24858
    Re: working in an R&D special library
you're right Emily, I don't think that I take time to breathe at all in interviews, my words come out ...
Tina Jefferies 24/07/03 11:27 24861
   Re: working in an R&D special library
Tina If it is not too late there are some interview hints on our web site - generally it is ...
Sue Hill 22/07/03 11:00 24818
    Re: working in an R&D special library
thanks for the advice Sue, especially the association of information officers, I'll certainly check them out Tina
Tina Jefferies 22/07/03 11:30 24819
   Re: working in an R&D special library
Hi Tina I've never worked in a pharamceuticals R&D library but the best advice I can give is to be enthusiastic. ...
Emma Cass 22/07/03 09:56 24811
    Re: working in an R&D special library
thanks Emma, it's always nice to know that you're not alone in having a bad time at an interview, I'll ...
Tina Jefferies 22/07/03 10:19 24814
   Re: working in an R&D special library
Hi Tina If you pretend to have a knowledge that you don't it will only make your nerves worse. They've seen ...
Diana Nutting 18/07/03 12:04 24778
    Re: working in an R&D special library
Hi Diana thanks for your advice, you're right about pretending to have a knowledge you don't, I admitted in an interview ...
Tina Jefferies 18/07/03 16:37 24791
     Re: working in an R&D special library
Perhaps you should get someone to review your CV. Are you getting enough out of it? Are there talents within you ...
David Brede 22/07/03 19:51 24824
      Re: working in an R&D special library
thanks David to be honest, I didn't feel the last job I went for WAS the right one for me, unfortunately, ...
Tina Jefferies 22/07/03 22:08 24825
   Re: working in an R&D special library
Hi Tina, I work in pharmaceuticals. I don't know about your specific job, but I can recommend some journal and R&D ...
Natalie Gilbert 18/07/03 11:13 24773
    Re: working in an R&D special library
thanks for the links Natalie, I'll check them out! Tina
Tina Jefferies 18/07/03 16:35 24790

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